Aidin (

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: آیدین) /ˈaɪdən'/, also spelled Adin (

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: עדין) /ˈɑːdɪn/, is a modern variation of Aidan and several

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names.

Meanings

* Irish: Little fiery one *

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: The fiery one *

: Holy Light * English: Born of fire *

: Could be a form of Adam, meaning "man". Can also be "Lahav" meaning "a flame of fire" * Turkic Azeri and Turkish: "enlightened" and "bright"

Related names

* Áed, Áedán, Áedh ( Ancient Irish) * Aodhán, Edan Aodhagán ( Irish) (

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) * Aidin (

) * Adin (

) * Aidan, Aden, Aiden, Aydan, Ayden ( English) * Aidenn, Aideyn, Aideynn, Aodan (

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) * Aydın ( Turkish) * Ajdin ( Bosnian) * Aidano, Aido, Aidini (

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)

Etymology

The name Aidin (Adin) is a variation of Aidan, which is derived from the Irish male given name ''Aodhán'', a pet form of ''Aodh''. The personal name ''Aodh'' means "fiery" and/or "bringer of fire" and was the name of a Celtic sun god (see Aed). Other Celtic variants include the

given name Aodhàn and the Welsh name ''Aeddan''. The Irish language female equivalent is ''Aodhnait''.

Popularity

Formerly common only in

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and

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, the name and its variants have become popular in Europe, the United States, Israel, Persia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Canada. ''Aidan'' has been the 57th most popular name in the United States since the start of the year 2000, bestowed on over 62,000 boys, while ''Aiden'' ranking 66th, has been used on over 51,000 boys. Other variants are less popular, such as ''Hayden'' 88th, ''Ayden'' 189th, ''Aden'' 333rd, ''Aydan'' 808th, and ''Aidin/Aydin'' 960th, according to the United States Social Security Database. "Aidan/Aiden" was the most popular boys' name in Canada in 2007. ''Aidan'' (or any reasonable variant) as a girl's name does not appear in the top one thousand names for girls from the same database, although it has occasionally been used for girls.

People with the given name

* Aidin Aghdashloo (born 1940), Iranian painter * Aidin Bozorgi (born 1989, disappeared 2013), Iranian mountain climber * Aidin Elmi (born 1986), Indonesian footballer *

Aidin Mahmutović Aidin Mahmutović (born 6 April 1986) is a Bosnian retired professional Football player, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Personal life Mahmutović is married to Emina Ademović. He lived in Bosnia and Herzegov ...

(born 1986), Bosnian footballer * Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami (1982–2007), Iranian basketball player

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